Later today I hop in an airplane to fly to the antipodes, or at least to Australia. (The actual antipodes would be in the middle of an ocean.) Looking forward to it, as this will mean I've visited every non-Antarctic continent at least once. But the reason I'm blogging about it is because I'll be giving some public talks, and it would be great if any local CV readers dropped by to say hi. I'll be hitting three different cities:
With all these public talks in a row, you would almost think I'm touring in support of some sort of book. That was part of the original idea, but now the book won't be officially released until January 7. So instead I'll just be talking in support of ... Science! And trying to stay clear of dangerous creatures. p.s. Wow, I almost did an incredibly boneheaded thing by showing up at the airport without a visa. Why in the world do you need a visa to go from the USA to Australia? I thought it was like a southern version of Canada. Fortunately, when you check in online you get "reminded" that a visa is required; even more fortunately, there is an online instant-visa service that seems to work. This is why I'm a theoretical physicist and not put in charge of anything important.
